AB 1151

Under current law, an employed inmate's salary or wages are collected by the

Department of Corrections and then disbursed in a set order. Currently, the salary

or wages are disbursed as follows:

1. To cover the board of the prisoner, including food and clothing.

2. To pay necessary travel expenses to and from work and other incidental

expenses of the prisoner.

3. To pay the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge.

4. To pay the DNA analysis surcharge.

5. To support the prisoner's dependants.

6. To pay the child pornography surcharge.

7. To pay the drug offender diversion surcharge.

8. To pay a reasonable room charge, as determined by the department.

9. To pay for legal representation.

10. To pay the prisoner's obligations acknowledged by the prisoner in writing

or which have been reduced to judge.

11. The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon the prisoner's discharge.

This bill adds court-ordered child or family support, restitution, and certain

fees to the list of items that may be withheld from the salary or wages of an employed

inmate.